Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Methods:
1. Get student to hold out their left hand, fingers spread.
2. Point to each of their fingers as you tell them: 'We'll call this the 1st finger,
this the 2nd finger, this one the 3rd and this one the 4th finger okay?'
3. You say: 'Okay, lets see if we can put all this together now: hold down the
5th string at the 2nd fret with your 1st finger. Now, at the same time, the
6th string with your 2nd finger. Good! Finally add the 3rd finger on the top
string at the 3rd fret.
4. You say: 'Strum that and hear how it sounds'
5. You say: 'Well done you have just played your first chord!'
3. Show student that some of these problems can be cured by paying attention to
correct positioning of the fingers (right behind the frets), correct pressure and
correct angle of approach.
4. Assure the student that many of these details will sort themselves out over
time and that the more time spent playing and changing chords the sooner they
will sound good.
5. Convey to the student that, even if they do everything correctly, it may be
some time before the chords sound perfect. They must allow for the hardening of
the finger tips and the strengthening of the finger and wrist muscles to occur
before this is realistically achievable.
6. Encourage the student to practice chords and chord changes on a 'little and
often' basis during the early stages of their development.
Objective 10. Students ability to read a simple rhythm chart.
Methods:
1. Indicate the part of the song sheet showing the rhythm chart .
2. Point to the bar lines and define them.
3. Point to the time signature and define it.
4. Point to the chord symbols and relate them to the work the student has done
thus far.
5. Assure the student that, initially, you don't expect them to play in perfect time.
(Because it is not physically possible to change chords fast enough before they
have practiced a fair number of hours.)
6. Get the student to play through the chart simply hitting four straight strums to
the bar.
7. Continue and/or repeat this step until the student is interpreting the chart
confidently and correctly.
Objective 11. Student's agreement to focus on their ability to change chords.
Methods:
1. Tell the student that there are three main areas of development in playing
rhythm guitar: right hand movement, left hand precision (clean chords) and
chord changing speed.
2.Demonstrate each of these to the student on your own guitar.
3. Explain that if they focus on chord changing speed, the other two will more or
less look after themselves.
4. Get their agreement to make this their main practice focus.
Objective 12. Student's ability to practice chord changes effectively
Methods:
References:
1. Article: Contact with the Subject
2. Article: The Virtuous Circles of Confidence Building
3. Article: Little and Often